Paul McLaren holds the following portfolio: Stock Investment Beta A B D $150,000 1.40 -0.286 Total $375.000 -0.260 -0.234 50,000 0.80 O-0.190 100,000 1.00 Paul plans to sell Stock A and replace it with Stock E, which has a beta of 0.75. By how much will the portfolio beta change? -0.211 75.000 1.20

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